KINGSTON has the school holidays sorted with a host of activities on offer, including arts workshops, swimming, fun at the library, and an action-packed vacation care program. The fun is being offered at libraries, Kingston Arts Centre, Waves Leisure Centres and at four local schools. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said the holiday activities would help local families care for children during the school breaks. “Come along for a range of fun, active, interesting holiday events suited for kids of all ages,” she said. “We’ve got great ideas for these school holidays: for families looking for full-day supervised activities, right…
Author: Bayside News
A PARKDALE woman returning home saw a man and a woman carrying bags out her driveway. Thinking they were going door-to-door the woman parked her car and then realised her front door was open. The offenders ran off along Eighth St, while the woman rang her son and police. They believe the thieves used a ladder to climb up and jemmy open a bathroom window, breaking the chain off the window frame. The offenders stole a probationary licence from the son’s bedroom, three laptops and an iPad from a study, and jewellery and perfume from the main bedroom. They left…
CHELSEA and Aspendale Rotary Club members got together at Patterson River Golf Club last Tuesday (1 March) to present funds and awards to deserving causes. Chelsea Rotary president Ian Button presented former Melbourne and North Melbourne footballer Stan Alves, patron of Menzies Caring for Kids, with a Paul Harris Fellowship, for his work with the under privileged. The club also presented funds to Longbeach Place’s Julie McAdam and Lorna Stevenson, which will go towards a defibrillator. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley presented cheques to Sarah Southgate, of the Lighthouse Foundation and Ken Gooding, of Pantry 5000, made up of money…
KINGSTON will celebrate its furry, four-legged friends at the annual Pet Expo event on Saturday 2 April from 10am–3pm at Corrigan Oval and the Harold Box Community Centre in Marcus Rd, Dingley. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said the Pet Expo was a fun day out for the whole family – and pets are welcome to join in. “Kingston’s Pet Expo is a fantastic day out to celebrate the positive role pets can play in our community and to promote responsible pet ownership,” Cr Bearsley said. The Pet Expo features: free activities including pony rides, live reptile display, face painting…
PROPERTY owners and residents of Kingston are being urged to prepare for climate change. The recently-launched Climate Ready website explains how global warming is caused by people “adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere more quickly than in the past” and provides details on how to create a “climate ready action plan”. The website is the result on a partnership between the peninsula, Bayside and Kingston councils and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). Climate Ready – a website designed to help you better understand how to adapt to the likely impacts and risks of climate change is…